Big-eared Flying Fox vs Princess vine

Pteropus macrotis compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-eared Flying Fox Princess vine
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Vitales (Vitales)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Vitaceae
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Cissus
Species Pteropus macrotis Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-eared Flying Fox Princess vine
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Princess vine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Big-eared Flying Fox

The Big-eared Flying Fox (Pteropus macrotis) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Princess vine

No description available.

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